You can consciously want change and still feel like something inside you hasn’t caught up yet. That’s where Sankalpa can become such a powerful part of Yoga Nidra. A Sankalpa is often translated as an intention or resolve, but it goes deeper than a typical affirmation. It is a heart-led declaration that reflects something you already know, or are beginning to recognize, as true at your core. It can sound like: ‘I am safe.’ ‘I am enough.’ ‘I trust.’ ‘I choose peace.’ ‘I allow support.’ ‘I return to myself.’ During Yoga Nidra, the mind becomes deeply receptive. Repeating your Sankalpa in this state can help reinforce new beliefs and patterns beneath the surface, especially when your conscious mind knows you want change but older subconscious conditioning is still running the show. You do not have to use an 'I am' statement. Your Sankalpa can begin with 'I am,' 'I choose,' 'I trust,' 'I allow,' 'I welcome,' or simply 'I.' The words matter less than the truth beneath them. Choose something simple. Something you can return to. Something that feels like a deeper remembering rather than a performance. @Rawl O'Neal

I can relate to a Boojum. Sometimes I feel my growth is slow, erratic yet purposeful, in a harsh and (spiritually) arid environment. A Boojum tree thrives in the arid Sonoran desert, growing in all kinds of funky positions very slowly as it reaches up. And blooming every season.

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I am looking for 3 MOMS who want to create a youtube channel or podcast on Yoga Nidra and possibly shift from your old job into literally having a "dream job"! I am constantly being asked on YouTube, Spotify and Apple to create Yoga Nidras on the topic of Pre-Natal, Post-Natal and Birth. Now, this is truly airing my laundry here... BECAUSE of exessive chemo and full body radiation... my eggs... they be scrambled so Miss Ayla Nova... she ain't creating no pregnancy nidras. I say this with humour because Nova Nidra is my baby. It is my sweet lil' being and I'd have to say it's growing just fine... BUT what the world needs is more woman supporting Women through this process. SO if this is you! I want to show you how to embody the practice of yoga nidra and help you grow a Podcast/YouTube channel. I only train from lived experience so I want to teach men & women who can offer insight to lived experiences that the world needs more of! Discover Peace in Rest... And share it with the rest of the world! Much love, Ayla

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